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Unlike the
other suborders of Amphipoda,
hyperiids are
exclusively marine and do not
occur in
fresh water.
Hyperiids are
distinguished by
their large eyes...
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contraction of the bell.
Larger specimens are
frequently found with
symbiotic hyperiid amphipods attached to the subumbrella, or even
occasionally living inside...
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Phronima is a
genus of small, deep sea
hyperiid amphipods of the
family Phronimidae. It is
found throughout the world's oceans,
except in
polar regions...
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significantly reducing surface reflection.
Cystisoma are the
largest of
hyperiids,
reaching lengths over 100 mm.
Cystisoma inhabit the dim
epipelagic and...
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pelagic invertebrates include krill, copepods, jellyfish,
decapod larvae,
hyperiid amphipods,
rotifers and cladocerans. Thorson's rule
states that benthic...
- 2015). "The
thermal stress response to diel
vertical migration in the
hyperiid amphipod Phronima sedentaria".
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology...
- (mouth
agape and
gills flared) in the
midst of a
swarm of non-cleaning
hyperiid amphipods; the
mechanical stimulation from the
moving amphipods are thought...
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water organisms, it may not be the
centre of the eye that is enlarged. The
hyperiid amphipods are deep
water animals that feed on
organisms above them. Their...
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characteristic of crustaceans). The size
trend has been
observed in
hyperiid and
gammarid amphipods, copepods, stomatopods, mysids, and
planktonic euphausiids...
- spiracles.
Fishes and
invertebrates from open water,
including salps and
hyperiid amphipods, are also
eaten in
significant quantities. Off
South Africa,...
